WCIA-TV News (May 2) – Paul Fedyniak, a UI vet student, raised $2,000 through a GoFundMe page to make kits containing an oxygen mask, muzzle, reward toys and other items in case of a canine emergency. He donated them to Arrow Ambulance and the Illinois State Police. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/vet-med-student-creates-kits-to-care-for-k-9s/1155892493 Also in * Fox Illinois News (May...
WCIA-TV News (May 8) – Monday, the UI Vet Med broke ground on a new wing to fight cancer. It will hold the college’s new linear accelerator. It’s a machine officials say will be revolutionary for cancer treatment. http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/ui-takes-cancer-care-to-the-pet-level/1167609060
News-Gazette (May 8) – At a meeting of the UI Board of Trustees’ Audit, Budget, Finance and Facilities Committee, UI President Tim Killeen said one project at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 led to a $900,000 annual energy savings. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-05-08/ui-chancellor-discusses-his-key-takeaways-chief-conversations.html
TheHorse.com (May 7) – At the 2017 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Nov. 17-21, in San Antonio, Texas, Annette M. McCoy, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, described how veterinarians can improve wound healing using a product that might seem more at home in the neonatal wing of a clinic: amnion. https://thehorse.com/157795/helping-horse-wounds-heal-with-amnion/
News-Gazette (May 6) – Dr. Anne Barger, who has been selected by students to give an address at the College of Veterinary Medicine graduation ceremony, says “I like to remind graduates to hold on to the passion that inspired them to apply to veterinary school. It is so challenging to get accepted into the program...
News-Gazette (May 6) – Dr. Dennis French, a professor who heads the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois, says, “There are many signs that a horse is having dental issues, some obvious and others more subtle.” One obvious sign is quidding, when a horse loosely chews and balls up its feed...
WTTC-TV (Rochester, Minn.; May 3) – Veterinary Medicine at Illinois also offers this opioid emergency protocol for working dogs. http://www.kttc.com/story/38097262/2018/05/02/veterinary-experts-warn-opioid-epidemic-poses-potential-risk-to-dogs-k-9-officers
Belleville News-Democrat (May 2) – “By knowing more about the timing and location of ticks, public health personnel can better inform the public about tick prevention strategies and provide information that guides efforts to reduce the number of ticks,” said Dr. Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz, co-developer of the program in Illinois. http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article210287554.html
Outdoors News (May 3) – Senate Bill 2493, which originally stated “a person may supplementally feed deer with items otherwise prohibited by the Wildlife Code when not in active deer hunting season . . .” was amended on Tuesday to become a call for a study on feeding wild deer by the University of Illinois...
Daily Illini (April 30) – Graduating with a degree in animal sciences, Meagan Karuhn decided to stay on campus and attend veterinary school because of an exceptional experience throughout her undergraduate years. Seniors return to University for round two